The conference will examine what relevance developments in the mind sciences and evolutionary biology may have for moral and legal reasoning about responsibility, punishment, racism, cooperation, and addiction.

The event features a public panel open to all (taking place on Thursday April 15 at 5:30 PM at Harvard Law School) as well as several closed-door sessions.

There may be a very small number of spaces available for additional participants for the closed portions of the conference. If you are interested in one of those spaces, please email Kathy Paras, kparas@law.harvard.edu with a sentence or two describing why the conference would be a good fit for your work and interests. (Assuming space is available, there is no charge for attending.)

Here is the tentative agenda for the conference:

Thursday, April 15:

8:30am: Opening remarks

9:00-10:30am: What Does Moral Biology Have to Say about Responsibility and Judgment?